Curriculum Leader Performing Arts (Drama, Music & Media)
James Gillespie's High School
Salary: £66, - £66,
Hours: 35 Hours
At James Gillespie's High School, we work hard to create a nurturing environment in which all feel welcome and part of a larger family. We value high expectations, respect, inclusion, integrity and kindness.
With more than pupils we are one of the largest secondary schools in Edinburgh and Edinburgh's Gaelic High School.
Our Warrender Park Road campus comprises of a main teaching block (Malala Building), a state-of-the-art sports complex (Eric Liddell Sports Building) and an impressive music and drama suite including studio and theatre (Muriel Spark Building) with further teaching accommodation in our grade 1 listed building, Brunstfield House. We also have a newly refurbished annexe (Darroch) at Gillespie Street. Staff will regularly travel between the two sites.
We are looking to recruit a Curriculum Leader of Performing Arts. This is a full-time, fixed term position from 1st September until June .
Responsible for the Music, Drama and Media departments, including oversight of the Instrumental Music Service, they will be enthusiastic and have demonstrated contributions to department and whole school activities in previous posts. They will have line management responsibility for 6 teaching staff.
For further information please visit our website at or email .
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
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Happy to talk flexible working.